STAY AT HOME DADS
Recession continues and more and more women are becoming the breadwinners in the household. With this new trend Stay at Home Dads seems to be on the rise. Even according to the Office for National Statistics men now make up nearly 10 per cent of individuals who care for children while their partner goes out to work, but the phenomenon of Stay at Home Dads is not just caused by recession and the current work climate, some men choose to stay at home and look after their children for a variety of other reasons.
This year the rise of Stay at Home Dads continues, but despite this, Stay at Home Dads are still seen today as something of a taboo or something embarrassing. Some men today don’ t wish to admit that they are a Stay at Home Dad. 50 / 50 asked you, how you felt about Stay at Home Dads and also spoke to a man who wasn’ t afraid to admit and speak to us about being a Stay at Home Dad.
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So what made you become a Stay at Home Dad?
Well I’ ve had full custody of my son for seventeen years now, it was a responsibility I took on when he was two years old, his mother decided she couldn’ t cope with the role of being a mother, I had two choices, either to put him in care or to take the responsibility on full time. So I redirected my life, took care of him from when he was two and it’ s been a great success ever since, I’ ve not looked back at all.
Wow seventeen years, so how many children in total do you have?
I’ ve got three children. One boy, two girls. Jordon is 19, Kieara is 5 and Roshay is two years old
Now you often hear mothers say its hard work and it’ s frustrating at times, because you’ re at home all day without the communication of othe adults, how do you find it?
Hmmm, yes and no. Obviously with the young ones it can be quite difficult, but Jordon is grown, so each year that goes by it does get easier.
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